IV. D 3. OF THE SUDAN 225 20. 1 " 'Abd el Rahman ibn Hammad el Aghbash," He was taught by his father and 'fsa walad Kanu.

21. '"Abd el Rahman ibn Hammadtu el KHAjiB." He was taught by Sheikh Isma'i'l ibn Gabir and visited Sheikh el Banufari. . . . His sons by one wife were Medani el Natik and the feki Sheikh el A'sir; and, secondly, by Um Gadayn, Muhammad and Medani; and, thirdly, Malik' and Abu Dukn.

22. ®" 'Abd el Rahman ibn Ibrahim walad Abu Malah." He was born at Debbat 'Antar, and was named by his mother after her maternal uncle 'Abd el Rahman ibn Masikh el Nuwayri.. . .As a boy he was taught by Muhammad ibn 'Isa Sowar el Dhahab. Subsequently he visited Egypt and took lessons from Sheikh el Islam Ali el Ag-huri.. . .He was the fatlier of Sheikh Khogali .

23. 2" 'Abd el Rahman ibn Masikh, el Nuwayri." He was a close companion of Sheikh Abdulla el 'Araki, and "one of the forty disciples of Walad Gabir." ..." He was, too, one of the four whom Sheikh 'Agib appointed [wald] by order of King Dekin ' Sid el 'Ada,' "... He was buried at el Fukara behind Arbagi.

24. 1" 'Abd el Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Medani." He was known as"Anuniran." . . .He was taught by the/(?Az Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, and held in great respect by the Danakla and Shaikia.. . . He was murdered by his cousins out of envy.

25. "'Abd el Rahman ibn el Sheikh Salih' Ban el Nuka" (b. 1 121 or 1122).

He was taught by the fekis Dayfulla, and 'Abd el Hadi (a disciple of Muhammad ibn Medani), and 'Abd el Baki ibn Faka, the disciple of el Khatib'Abd el Latif o of el 'Egayga, and Isma'il ibn el feki el Zayn, and others.

. . .Among his pupils were 'Abdulla ibn Sabun and 'Ali el Shafa'i and Ferah ibn Taktuk.. . .

He used to have visions.

26. " 'Abd el Rahman ibn Teraf." A Mesallami by origin, born at el Hukna on the Atbara. ... He and his family migrated thence to Soba on the Blue Nile He was a friend and follower of Sheikh Idris wad el Arbab, who " taught him medicine ; and he instructed the people accordingly. And he used to cure devils by A. B. T. Th. G. H. Kh. etc."

He was buried close to Soba, in the desert.

1 Tree 2. 2 No. hS. 3 o. 143. * Tree 10. No. 163. No. 236. ' No. 158. 8 Tree 7. « No. 23. 10 No. 191. " No. 154. 12 Tree 7. 13 No. 34. " Tree 10. 1 No. 252 ? i« Tree 8. " No. 226. 1708-9 a.d. 19 No. 88. 20 No. 9. 21 No. 38.

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